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(43) Date of publication: 06.03.2024 Bulletin 2024/10 (21) Application number: 22796532.4 (22) Date of filing: 26.04.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22F 10/25(2021.01) B22F 12/41(2021.01) B22F 10/85(2021.01) F01D 5/30(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): F01D 5/005; F01D 5/28; F05D 2240/307; F05D 2300/175; F05D 2230/233; F05D 2230/234; F05D 2230/80; B22F 2007/068; B22F 7/062; B22F 5/04; B22F 10/366; B23K 26/342; B22F 10/25; B22F 10/385; B23K 2101/001; B23K 15/0086; B23K 9/042 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/026296 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/232107 (03.11.2022 Gazette 2022/44)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 26.04.2021 US 202163179889 P (71) Applicant: Optomec, Inc. Albuquerque, NM 87109 (US)	(72) Inventors: WAGNER, Robert F. Clover, South Carolina 29710 (US) BAYLOR, Scotty R. York, South Carolina 29745 (US) APPLEGATE, Scott D. Clover, South Carolina 29710 (US) (74) Representative: van Breda, Jacobus  Octrooibureau Los & Stigter B.V. P.O. Box 20052 1000 HB Amsterdam 1000 HB Amsterdam (NL)